R. G. Usher Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: WUA-03-wua00179

Staff Only

This collection contains some manuscripts and publications by R.G. Usher as well as newclippings, reviews, and correspondence relating to his writings.

The scrapbook documents the initial reception of his book A Critical Study of the Historical Method of Samuel Rawson Gardiner, 1915. The material is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates

Creation: 1905-1919

Creator

Usher, Roland G. (Roland Greene), 1880-1957 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

0.25 linear feet

1 boxes

Additional Description

Biographical or Historical Information

R. G. Usher was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. In 1898 he entered Harvard University where he studied history with the ambition of later teaching and writing about that subject. Usher did his post-graduate work at Cambridge, focusing on English and French history in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Later, he was a history professor at Washington University for over forty years. His principle field was seventeenth century English political history. His book A Critical Study of the Historical Method of Samuel Rawson Gardiner was published in 1915.

Method of Acquisition

This material was donated to the University Archives by David Konig and James Robertson from the Washington University History Department in April 1989.